We like their Gray Whale Sightings Map in particular. Observation posts are highlighted with a yellow stars and actual sightings are denoted with a blue circle. The second website we really like is National Geographic’s page about the Gray Whales. National Geographic shares a lot of great information about the species of whales. They include a map of common areas where gray whales can be found and fast facts about Gray Whales. Some of the fast facts include:

Gray whales used to be known as “devilfish” because they fiercely defend themselves and their calves against whalers. There are now about 18,000 gray whales in the Eastern Pacific stock. The eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales was removed from the endangered species list in 1994, however they are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The gray whale Western Pacific stock was believed to be extinct until 1925 when a few gray whales were seen off the coast of Siberia. There are still very few sightings of these whales

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